 Japanese title card · “Amy on the Beach” | |
| Series | Sonic X (ソニックX), TMS Entertainment |
| Season | Season 1 (2003–2004) |
| Episode | Season 1, episode 9 · no. 9 of 78 |
| English title | “The Last Resort” (4Kids) |
| Japanese title | 渚のエミー (Nagisa no Emī, “Amy on the Beach”) |
| First aired (Japan) | 1 June 2003 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 1 November 2003 · Fox Box (Fox) |
| Directed by | Keiichirō Furuya |
| Written by | Kiyoko Yoshimura |
| Storyboard | Kazuhide Tomonaga |
| Previous episode | Satellite Swindle (S01E08) |
| Next episode | Unfair Ball (S01E10) |
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The Last Resort is episode 9 of Season 1 of Sonic X and the 9th of the anime’s 78 episodes. In Japan it is called “Amy on the Beach” (渚のエミー). It premiered on TV Tokyo on 1 June 2003, and the 4Kids English version followed on Fox Box (Fox) on 1 November 2003. It was directed by Keiichirō Furuya and written by Kiyoko Yoshimura.
Synopsis
The Emerald Coast has just opened, and Amy, Tails, Cream and Cheese can’t wait to splash about near the Thorndykes’ beach villa. Chris must stand in for his mother at the opening party of the Hotel de Blanc, and Sonic refuses to come – he can’t swim and wants nothing to do with the sea. Amy has a surprise for him: a charm she believes will help him swim.
Eggman crashes the day by flattening the new hotel and putting up a theme park of his own. Sonic does turn up, and the doctor plays on his weakness: an octopus robot, E-38 Octoron, wraps him in its tentacles and drags him underwater. Amy leaps from the X-Tornado and smashes the tentacle, and a Ring from Tails lets Sonic finish the robot off.
Then a snake-like robot made of smaller Quizon machines rears up and shatters Amy’s charm. Heartbroken and furious, she demolishes it and knocks Eggman into the sea, but ends up in the water herself, and Sonic dives in after her. When Amy comes round she cries over the lost charm and admits it was for Sonic – who is last seen on the beach with the charm, repaired.
Key Moments
- Amy makes Sonic a charm to help him swim.
- Sonic dives into the sea to save Amy, despite being unable to swim.
- Sonic is seen with Amy’s charm, repaired.
Trivia
- Emerald Coast shares its name with the first stage of Sonic Adventure (1998).
- On home video: Japanese DVD/VHS volume 2 (Victor Entertainment, 21 August 2003); 4Kids/FUNimation volume 3, Satellite Swindle (12 October 2004); the New World Saga DVD set (2007); and Discotek’s Sonic X Collection 1 (2016) and complete-series Blu-rays.
Watch the Episode
The full 4Kids English episode, uploaded by TMS Entertainment’s official “Anime! on TMS” YouTube channel (checked 6 November 2026).
Part of our Sonic X Season 1 guide. See the Sonic X series page for the cast, theme songs and home video.
Sources: titles, credits and air dates from Wikipedia’s list of Sonic X episodes and Sonic Wiki Zone, cross-checked with each other and with Luke’s original Sonic Scene episode table; synopsis written for Sonic Scene from the episode, Wikipedia’s summary and Sonic Wiki Zone’s plot notes; title card and screenshots via Sonic Wiki Zone, copied to our media library.